1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDMONSON COUNTY, KENTUCKY Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 734 744 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 487 91 108 Average size of farm .......acres.. 126 122 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 178 74 228 Average per acre .........dollars.. 737 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 230 17 279 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 178 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 342 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 713 720 acres.. 55 535 52 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 668 acres.. 23 474 22 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 11 acres.. 11 98 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 910 9 538 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 589 12 820 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 917 3 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 993 6 430 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 253 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 30 $100,000 or more .................... 16 13 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 875 7 173 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 473 9 640 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 733 744 $1,000.. 1 857 2 063 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 533 2 773 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 282 253 Other ............................... 452 491 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 504 200 days or more ................... 314 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 496 476 number.. 20 535 16 880 Beef cows ..................farms.. 408 370 number.. 9 072 7 464 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 61 number.. 2 175 1 676 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 472 455 number.. 8 333 8 187 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 94 number.. 14 339 8 434 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 86 number.. 33 330 19 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 225 324 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 46 number.. (D) 1 105 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 3 number.. 164 005 539 698 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 115 210 acres.. 3 584 4 310 bushels.. 344 768 335 517 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 23 acres.. 610 396 tons, green.. 8 825 4 959 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 17 acres.. 374 387 bushels.. 8 780 14 600 Tobacco ......................farms.. 421 457 acres.. 1 193 814 pounds.. 2 162 022 1 350 977 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 51 acres.. 2 542 2 691 bushels.. 81 987 83 283 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 433 427 acres.. 16 170 14 064 tons, dry.. 35 057 28 356 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .